DAKAR, Senegal(AP) — In West Africa’s latest military takeover, soldiers in Guinea-Bissau followed up a disputed presidential election by seizing power last week in what some critics allege was a ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after a disputed presidential election, in what the ...

BISSAU, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds marched through Guinea-Bissau's capital on Friday, protesting last month's military coup and demanding the release of opposition leaders, as regional heads prepare ...

The opposition alleges that the ousted president staged his own coup to avoid defeat in the last election. Meanwhile, the country's political institutions have been left in limbo as the country gears ...

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau's military junta has set a date for new elections following its takeover late last year, according to a statement by the junta's leader on Wednesday. In a ...

On November 26, soldiers of the Presidential Guard took power in yet another West African country. This time, it was Guinea-Bissau — the tiny country on the Atlantic coast better known to the world as ...